Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by NATIONAL WOMENS HISTORY MUSEUM.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,612,468
- Total expenses
- $2,371,285
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,581,034
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $45,355
- Investment income
- $18,002
- Other revenue
- -$31,923
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,794,803
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $586,330
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,208,473
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,033,907
- Management and general expenses
- $500,130
- Fundraising expenses
- $837,248
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,033,907
Program services were 43.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$165,762
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1c · Fundraising events
$35,530
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,379,742
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$434,293
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SUPPORT
total $39,355 · related or exempt $39,355
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2b · Program service revenue: LICENSING FEES
total $6,000 · related or exempt $6,000
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3 · Investment income
total $18,002 · excluded $18,002
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$16,000
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$35,530
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$47,144
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$31,144 · excluded -$31,144
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$16,024
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$16,803
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$779 · unrelated business -$779
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $345,961 · program services $144,681 · management and general $92,302 · fundraising $108,978
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $611,509 · program services $391,283 · management and general $138,272 · fundraising $81,954
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $19,706 · program services $12,365 · management and general $4,501 · fundraising $2,840
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $26,018 · program services $12,961 · management and general $8,724 · fundraising $4,333
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $63,419 · program services $35,600 · management and general $15,254 · fundraising $12,565
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $111,187 · program services $100,000 · management and general $11,187
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $152,716 · fundraising $152,716
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11g · Fees: other
total $427,273 · program services $191,818 · management and general $21,175 · fundraising $214,280
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $311 · program services $186 · management and general $125
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13 · Office expenses
total $193,868 · program services $26,485 · management and general $52,314 · fundraising $115,069
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14 · Information technology
total $92,586 · program services $32,866 · management and general $55,798 · fundraising $3,922
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16 · Occupancy
total $38,848 · program services $4,103 · management and general $34,745
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17 · Travel
total $40,421 · program services $10,237 · management and general $5,452 · fundraising $24,732
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $115,271 · program services $19,904 · fundraising $95,367
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20 · Interest
total $33,622 · management and general $33,622
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,235 · management and general $4,235
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23 · Insurance
total $5,530 · management and general $5,530
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24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
total $27,829 · program services $27,829
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $25,526 · program services $6,591 · management and general $12,445 · fundraising $6,490
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $24,987 · program services $16,658 · management and general $3,762 · fundraising $4,567
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24d · Other expenses: REGUL. / LICENSING FEES
total $10,462 · program services $340 · management and general $687 · fundraising $9,435
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $90,577 · end of year $108,628
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $111,790 · end of year $3,063,174
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $570,787 · end of year $434,561
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $19,056 · end of year $13,201
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $14,286 · end of year $85,124
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$171,563
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$167,583
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,096 · end of year $3,980
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $60,090 · end of year $84,840
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,465 · end of year $1,295
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $451,374 · end of year $166,865
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $31,500
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $224,781 · end of year $159,241
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $155,978 · end of year $152,384
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $60,090 · end of year $76,340
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$29,576 · end of year $652,535
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $2,555,938
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT PRESERVES, EDUCATES AND AMPLIFIES THE DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND VOICES OF WOMEN AND IS A LEADING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION'S SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MUSEUM PRESERVES, EDUCATES AND AMPLIFIES THE DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND VOICES OF WOMEN.
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: THE MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO FREE, ACCESSIBLE WOMEN'S HISTORY EDUCATION THROUGH A ROBUST VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE THAT INCLUDED ONLINE EXHIBITIONS, A COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHIES, CLASSROOM-READY LESSON PLANS, RESEARCH RESOURCES, VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, A VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AUTHOR TALKS AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE MUSEUM'S OPEN RESOURCE, EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE AVERAGED OVER 5 MILLION VISITORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE IN 2024. IN ADDITION TO OUR WORK WITH THE US MINT (SEE BELOW), IN 2024 THE MUSEUM DEVELOPED, CO-HOSTED AND/OR SPEARHEADED SEVERAL KEY COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND EVENTS WITH NEW STAKEHOLDERS AND LEADING VOICES IN WOMEN'S ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT SPACES.
Expenses $421,085
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AMERICA 250: IN JUNE 2024, THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM WAS SELECTED AS THE NATIONAL RESOURCE PARTNER FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY FOR OUR COUNTRY'S UPCOMING SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE PARTNER, THE MUSEUM WILL HELP AMPLIFY AND SHARE THE HISTORY THAT WOMEN HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OVER THE LAST 250 YEARS OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY. THE MUSEUM PLANS TO LAUNCH A UNIFYING CAMPAIGN IN MARCH 2025 TO BRING TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS AHEAD OF THE JULY 2026 COMMEMORATION. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO SPONSOR ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS FOR THIS COMMEMORATION, INCLUDING RE-LAUNCHING THE RESEARCH FOR THE "WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?" REPORT AS WELL AS A PROJECT CAPTURING WOMEN'S LIVING STORIES FOR THE AMERIA 250 PILLAR CALLED "OUR AMERICAN PROJECT."
Expenses $395,028
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EXHIBITIONS: FROM MARCH 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024 THE MUSEUM SHOWCASED ITS FIRST PHYSICAL EXHIBITION, "WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM" AT THE MLK LIBRARY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE EFFORT WAS LED BY A TEAM OF LEADING SCHOLARS AND HISTORIANS AS CURATORS WHO COLLABORATED WITH WORLD-CLASS DESIGN, AWARD-WINNING INTERACTIVE DISPLAY AND HIGHLY REGARDED MUSEUM DISPLAY FABRICATION FIRMS. THE TIMELY, VISUALLY EXCITING, ENGAGING AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION, "WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM: BLACK FEMINIST D.C." TRACED BLACK FEMINISM IN WASHINGTON, DC FROM THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY THROUGH CIVIL RIGHTS TO TODAY, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE BLACK FEMINISM IN D.C. PLAYED IN SHAPING BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT. THIS GROUNDBREAKING UNDERTAKING RESULTED IN SIX (6) AWARDS INCLUDING A THE MUSE AWARD FOR EXPERIENTIAL & IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE. IN 2024, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED A PLANNING GRANT FROM THE LILLY FOUNDATION TO DEVELOP AN EXHIBIT CALLED "FAITH AND FREEDOM," TO ILLUMINATE THE PROFOUND INFLUENCE OF FAITH AND RELIGION ON AMERICAN WOMEN. THIS EXHIBIT CONCEPT RECEIVED FULL FUNDING FROM THE LILLY FOUNDATION IN DECEMBER 2024 AND IS NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
Expenses $182,384 · Revenue $45,355
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AMERICAN WOMEN'S QUARTERS: IN 2020 THE MUSEUM ENTERED A MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. MINT AND THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY INITIATIVE TO HIGHLIGHT THE AMERICAN WOMEN'S QUARTERS PROGRAM. THE COINS FIRST WENT INTO CIRCULATION IN JANUARY 2022. EACH QUARTER WAS SUPPORTED BY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT LOCAL MUSEUMS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER VENUES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE MUSEUM SUPPORTED THE SHARING OF STORIES OF THESE ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN THROUGH CLASSROOM-READY MATERIALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
Expenses $35,410
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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FREDERIQUE IRWIN
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $345,961
- From this org
- $335,417
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,544
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $270,417
- Bonus
- $55,000
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $9,100
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,444
- Filer's total
- $345,961
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LORI ANN TERJESEN
VP EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $152,847
- From this org
- $146,683
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,164
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,683
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,720
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,444
- Filer's total
- $152,847
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JENNIFER HERRERA WALPOLE
VP COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $152,656
- From this org
- $146,525
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,131
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,525
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,687
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,444
- Filer's total
- $152,656
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SUSAN D WHITING
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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SINGLETON MCALLISTER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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JAMIE CROSS
TREASURER - AS OF 5/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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SUSAN DANISH
TREASURER - UNTIL 5/2024; DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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LISA MARSH RYERSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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CATHERINE ALLGOR
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 5/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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JON S BOUKER
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 5/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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CAREN BYRD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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TENA CLARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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PEIXIN LI DALLARA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
MONICA GIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
BEVERLY GUYSHEFTALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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MARI SNYDER JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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PAT KAMPLING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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CHERI KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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DR AINSLEY MACLEAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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STEPHANIE MINEO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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DR NANCY O'REILLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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ANGELIQUE PITTELOUD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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DARLENE REYES
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 5/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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R LUCIA RIDDLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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MARY SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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JESSICA TILLYER
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 5/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 25 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202531159349301818
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